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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $180.00| Rating: 9

Pros:

Sharp even a 2.8 smooth ring and low used price

Cons:

maybe a bit big for my d600

When i compare the result with this lens
compare to canon 17-40L or
nikkor 17-35 2.8
i am impress, nothing to be shy for this lens

lucasbutchart

Registered: March 2012Posts: 3

Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4 EX DG Aspherical HSM review by lucasbutchart

Review Date: 3/6/2013

Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $99.00| Rating: 8

Pros:

Inexpensive, versatile, HSM, full-time manual focus, 77mm filters

Cons:

Big, Not super sharp wide open, some focus issues

Wanted to share some love on this lens. It's similar to other newer plastic Sigma zooms: well made, inexpensive, fast focusing, 77mm filters, very versatile zoom range on full frame, full time manual focusing, focus scale, big zoom and focus rings, flare resistant, decently sharp wide open, nice f2.8 aperture for low light, silent HSM, very good minimum focus distance, and probably more.
The only issue I have on my D800 is that the focus sometimes goes wacky and I have to remove and remount the lens. After that it works perfectly again. It nails focus every time.
This lens offers noticeably less contrast, especially wide open, than my Nikon 20mm AI. But it's also much much more versatile. It also focuses super close for crazy wide angle shots. I can't stop singing praises for this lens, especially for such a low price. Don't be scared to invest in this Sigma. I'd imagine this also would be a decent lens on DX (where it'd be a mid range zoom) but haven't tried it.

JimCee

Registered: February 2013Posts: 1

Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4 EX DG Aspherical HSM review by JimCee

Review Date: 2/19/2013

Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $237.00| Rating: 10

Pros:

Inexpensive, Good Quality Build

Cons:

Not Constant Aperture

I purchased this lens in September 2007 in a Nikon lens mount version from Amazon. I've used the lens extensively with APS-C cameras (Nikon D90 and D7000) and it performs admirably!

DxOMark recently tested the lens and compared it with a much more expensive Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II USM lens (which costs $1,549.00 at Amazon). The Sigma lens performed very well in the comparison and held its own.